Have been at a muslim friend's wedding reception & seen this incident happened. According to people i've talked to, it's their culture. Need clarification, please?
2006-09-05 01:24:03 · 14 answers · asked by morning7 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Obviously "Their culture" referred to their country or society.This is definitely not Islamic at all. It's a very silly discriminating tradition.
I'm Muslim and I live in an Islamic society. But I never met something like that. Women may be separated from men in some weddings when the bride wants to take her hijab off without allowing other men guests to see her. But eating like that is not from Islam.
Peace be upon you.
2006-09-06 04:23:28 · answer #1 · answered by Heba 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Thank you for this question.
There is no such tradition in Islam for either separating men and women in the wedding party or of having the women eat after the men or of having them eat "leftovers."
Any such and all traditions that do this are part of the cultural overlays that existed before Islam in the countries where Islam moved. The cultural and religious practices of the Indian subcontinent, for example, were superimposed on the Islamic culture to such an extent that by now they are considered to be part of Islam. On top of that, scholars from these areas, in search of Islamic justifications for these innovations, twist the things they find to suit their own cultural agendas.
Be that as it may, nothing EVER justifies the degredation of people.
As far as weddings go, I have officiated and attended many weddings and most of the time the caterer will set up two lines, one for men and one for women which have equal types and amounts of food and everyone comes to the lines at the same time. However if there were ever a need to have two servings, the best practice is to let the Women and Children go FIRST, then the men can come second. I have been at weddings and other events in which this was done.
And Allah knows best.
Peace and Blessings,
Salim
2006-09-05 02:14:15 · answer #2 · answered by إمام سليم چشتي 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-17 14:10:19 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know that ..
I am a muslim !!!!! and i haven't heard of that never !!!!!
maybe that was the culture of those people .. but it's not related to the religion !!!!
the weddings of muslims must have 1 section 4 men and the other 4 women .. or sometimes the party of the men is before the women's party by 1 or 2 days ..
the 2 parties r completely separated , in halls, hotels and even in restaurants ! :-)
the women DON"T EAT THE men's LEFTOVERS =)
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2006-09-05 02:25:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, I as a Muslim woman have been to many weddings.
Yes it is true that the men and women are separated but we are equal. We are separated to make sure all women feel comfortable.
The men and women eat at the same time and both are served fresh food.
2006-09-05 01:32:29 · answer #5 · answered by Said 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm muslim and the weddings i've been to the men and women eat at the same time.
2006-09-05 01:32:00 · answer #6 · answered by Mustafa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, I do not believe your story.
All my life I have not seen this in any wedding or any party, never heard of such thing in Islam.In all the parties I have witnessed, we eat at the same time.
You say it was "culture", so it is you gave some of the answer and explanation, it could be a culture in one of the tribes of group of people.
I Wonder how come you witness this in one visit, while most of us never been to such party...were you dreaming ...or ..faking it????
2006-09-05 02:49:28 · answer #7 · answered by Abdulhaq 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Please don’t amalgamate the things with religion and custom. There is no such thing in Islam. It’s in some part of india and Pakistan ONLY. This thing happened due to over flow of guest and shortage of space. And please note that even than no left over given to females. As lot of food, in variety was prepared and served to the entire guest, whether male or female. The major problem is shortage of space as there are approximately 500 to 1000 guest comes and its not easy thing to serve all the 1000 people at one time.
So, please keep in mid it’s the social or cultural thing and not the religiouse thing.
2006-09-05 02:01:21 · answer #8 · answered by Eccentric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wedding customs of the muslim world.
http://islam.about.com/blworldweddings.htm
2006-09-05 01:31:15 · answer #9 · answered by Tender Hearted 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First of all...Its not culture, Its some guy trying to save a few bucks...I've been to enough weddings to last me a lifetime...The women eat after men but do not eat their leftovers...I mean c'mon...Thats not culture...
2006-09-05 01:27:11 · answer #10 · answered by Shahbaaz Ali K 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋